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internet surveillance • 14 min read
A three-step guide to becoming a model Facebook citizen in Egypt
Samir al-Nimr | I don’t remember exactly when I decided to create a parallel identity for myself on Facebook.
30 December 2019
cybercrime law • 18 min read
Data mining, privacy and the case of ‘the International’
Mohamed Hamama | The case has raised questions about data mining, privacy and Egypt's cybersecurity laws
24 December 2018
cybercrime law • 27 min read
How you will be affected by the new cybercrime law: A guide
How the law affects users, providers, web administrators, government employees and digital experts
21 August 2018
censorship • 30 min read
Cybercrime bill nears committee approval with harsher penalties for site admins, protection for bona fides
Rania al-Abd | The amendments include harsher punishments for website admins and ISPs that disclose user data
16 April 2018
Mada Masr blocking case • 1 min read
Video | Blocked for 300 days
The Mada Masr team relays what it's like to work as a journalist for a website that's been blocked
25 March 2018
Communications and Information Technology Committee • 11 min read
State officials dominate cybercrime bill meeting as 6 more articles approved
Rania al-Abd | MPs were largely absent from the parliamentary meeting in which 6 articles of the bill were approved
16 March 2018
internet surveillance • 23 min read
Parliament in haste to approve cybercrime bill: Ambiguous provisions, loose definitions, legalized web censorship
Rana Mamdouh and Rania al-Abd | 14 articles of Egypt's cybercrime bill were approved on Tuesday in a whirlwind 2-hour session
14 March 2018
communications disruptions • 11 min read
Study: Blocked access to websites, ad redirects and cryptocurrency mining in Egypt traced to Sandvine’s PacketLogic devices
Mohamed Hamama | Study implicates US company in malicious activity
12 March 2018
website blocks • 5 min read
Egyptian government bypasses ISPs to block access to websites: Telecommunications Ministry source
Mohamed Hamama | The websites block has been carried out through a centralized government decision, according to source
21 June 2017
 
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Opinion
Sherif Azer
Twitter suspends more accounts of Egyptian activists
Pro-Mubarak Twitter users tail prominent activist
28 December 2017
Wafaa Heikal
Why did Twitter suspend a Reuters journalist’s account in Egypt?
Account blocking, false flagging tactics, internet trolls and hate speech
16 December 2017
Nashwa Hussein Aly
Why governments should give Twitter a break about ISIS
More than any other tech company, Twitter seems to be under fire from governments around the world —
3 March 2015
 
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News
immorality charges • 5 min read
Ongoing arrests of social media personalities on morality charges
1 June 2020
Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression • 7 min read
Report: Internet censorship has become ‘more pervasive’ in past year, 62% of blocked websites are media outlets
2 July 2018
internet use • 3 min read
Parliament passes cybercrime law regulating web content and ISP surveillance
5 June 2018
website blocks • 4 min read
Court reopens Mada Masr blocked website case for arguments
25 March 2018
internet surveillance • 3 min read
Germany cancels cyber training with Egyptian security, fearing rights abuses
20 October 2017
freedom of the press • 6 min read
Belahmar blocked, bringing total number of blocked websites to 127
24 July 2017
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Cartoons
anti-terrorism law
No likes?
Andeel | Sisi issues a new law to fight terrorism on the internet. Sisi: Still, no likes?
19 August 2015
internet surveillance
Intelligence
Andeel | Sisi: "Hello Ahmed, listen, what does LOL mean?"
5 April 2015
internet surveillance
Cartoon: Can’t or won’t?
Andeel |   Caption: US$100 million for internet surveillance Sisi: "I don't want to give you..."
6 June 2014
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